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...t is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section that the actor's spouse was continuously absent for five years immediately preceding the purported subsequent marriage, and was not known by the actor to be alive within that time. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of bigamy, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...one. (2) "Physician," "pregnant," and "unborn child" have the same meanings as in section 2919.16 of the Revised Code. (B) No person shall purposely perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman if the person has knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion, in whole or in part, because of any of the following: (1) A test result indicating Down syndrome in an unborn...

...e attending physician does not have knowledge that the pregnant woman was seeking the abortion, in whole or in part, because of any of the following: (1) A test result indicating Down syndrome in an unborn child; (2) A prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome in an unborn child; (3) Any other reason to believe that an unborn child has Down syndrome. (B) Within ninety days of the effective date of this section, the de...

...the pregnant woman herself, with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus or embryo. Abortion is the practice of medicine or surgery for the purposes of section 4731.41 of the Revised Code.

...hteen years of age, and unemancipated unless at least one of the following applies: (i) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, the person has given at least twenty-four hours actual notice, in person or by telephone, to one of the woman's parents, her guardian, or her custodian as to the intention to perform or induce the abortion, provided that if the woman has requested, in accordance with division (B)(1)(b) ...

...ce an abortion upon a pregnant minor unless one of the following is the case: (1) The attending physician has secured the informed written consent of the minor and one parent, guardian, or custodian; (2) The minor is emancipated and the attending physician has received her written informed consent; (3) The minor has been authorized to consent to the abortion by a court order issued pursuant to division (C) of ...

...faith compliance shall constitute a complete defense to any civil, criminal, or professional disciplinary action brought under section 2919.121 of the Revised Code. If a person complies with the requirements of section 2919.121 of the Revised Code under the good faith belief that it is not subject to a restraining order or injunction, good faith compliance shall constitute a complete defense to any criminal, civil, ...

... to induce an abortion in any person, unless the person who gives, sells, dispenses, administers, or otherwise provides the RU-486 (mifepristone) is a physician, the physician satisfies all the criteria established by federal law that a physician must satisfy in order to provide RU-486 (mifepristone) for inducing abortions, and the physician provides the RU-486 (mifepristone) to the other person for the purpose of in...

...rtion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman unless the physician is physically present at the location where the initial dose of the drug or regimen of drugs is consumed at the time the initial dose is consumed. (C) No physician who personally furnishes or otherwise provides an abortion-inducing drug to another for the purpose of inducing an abortion shall knowingly fail to comply with division (B) of this section. (...

...A woman who prevails in an action filed under division (D)(1) or (2) of this section shall receive both of the following from the person who committed the act: (a) Compensatory and exemplary damages in an amount determined by the trier of fact; (b) Court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

...(A) No person shall experiment upon or sell the product of human conception which is aborted. Experiment does not include autopsies pursuant to sections 313.13 and 2108.50 of the Revised Code. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of abortion trafficking, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...t, through the convergence of two rigid levers, slice, crush, or grasp a portion of the unborn child's body to cut or rip it off. "Dismemberment abortion" does not include a procedure performed after the death of the unborn child to extract any remaining parts of the unborn child. "Serious risk of the substantial and irreversible i mpairment of a major bodily function" has the same meaning as in section 2919.151 o...

...eversible impairment of a major bodily function" means any medically diagnosed condition that so complicates the pregnancy of the woman as to directly or indirectly cause the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function. (5) "Viable" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (B) When the fetus that is the subject of the procedure is viable, no person shall knowingly perfo...

... risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman that delay in the performance or inducement of the abortion would create. (G) "Physician" has the same meaning as in section 2305.113 of the Revised Code. (H) "Pregnant" means the human female reproductive condition, that commences with fertilization, of having a developing fetus. (I) "Pregnancy" means the co...

...ant woman when the unborn child is viable. (B)(1) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (A) of this section that the abortion was performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced by a physician and that the physician determined, in the physician's good faith medical judgment, based on the facts known to the physician at that time, that either of the following applied: (a) The un...

...ired to certify in writing or determine under section 2919.17, section 2919.18, divisions (A) and (C) of section 2919.192, division (C) of section 2919.193, division (B) of section 2919.195, or division (A) of section 2919.196 of the Revised Code. (2) If a person other than the physician described in division (A)(1) of this section makes or maintains a record required by sections 2919.192 to 2919.196 of the Revise...

...g of the twentieth week of gestation unless, prior to the performance or inducement of the abortion or the attempt to perform or induce the abortion, the physician determines, in the physician's good faith medical judgment, that the unborn child is not viable, and the physician makes that determination after performing a medical examination of the pregnant woman and after performing or causing to be performed ...

...) "Gestational age" means the age of an unborn human individual as calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of a pregnant woman. (7) "Gestational sac" means the structure that comprises the extraembryonic membranes that envelop the fetus and that is typically visible by ultrasound after the fourth week of pregnancy. (8) "Intrauterine pregnancy" means a pregnancy in which the fetus is attached to...

...Sections 2919.192 to 2919.195 of the Revised Code apply only to intrauterine pregnancies.

... is a detectable fetal heartbeat of the unborn human individual the pregnant woman is carrying. The method of determining the presence of a fetal heartbeat shall be consistent with the person's good faith understanding of standard medical practice, provided that if rules have been adopted under division (B) of this section, the method chosen shall be one that is consistent with the rules. The person who determines th...

...following: (1) A civil action for compensatory and exemplary damages; (2) Disciplinary action under section 4731.22 of the Revised Code. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a physician who performs or induces the abortion if the physician believes that a medical emergency, as defined in section 2919.16 of the Revised Code, exists that prevents compliance with that division. (C) A physician who ...

...regnant woman is carrying has a detectable heartbeat, the person shall not, except as provided in division (B) of this section, perform or induce the abortion without meeting all of the following requirements and without at least twenty-four hours elapsing after the last of the requirements is met: (1) The person intending to perform or induce the abortion shall inform the pregnant woman in writing that the unborn...

...cedure that, in the physician's reasonable medical judgment, is designed or intended to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent a serious risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman. A physician who performs a medical procedure as described in this division shall declare, in a written document, that the medical procedure is necessary, to the bes...

...o whichever of the following is applicable: (1) If a purported reason for the abortion is to preserve the health of the pregnant woman, the person shall specify in a written document the medical condition that the abortion is asserted to address and the medical rationale for the person's conclusion that the abortion is necessary to address that condition. (2) If division (A)(1) of this section does not apply, the...

...196 of the Revised Code prohibits the sale, use, prescription, or administration of a drug, device, or chemical for contraceptive purposes.